deposit

Plural: deposits

Noun

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
• matter that has been deposited by some natural process
• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
• money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
• a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
• money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
  • "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
• a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
• the act of putting something somewhere
• Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
• Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
• Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
• Anything left behind on a surface.
• A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
• A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
• A place of deposit; a depository.

Verb

Verb Forms: deposited, depositing, deposits

• To place or lay down in a specific place.
• put, fix, force, or implant
• put into a bank account
  • "She deposits her paycheck every month"
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  • "deposit the suitcase on the bench"
• To lay down; to place; to put.
• To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
• To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
• To put money or funds into an account.
• To lay aside; to rid oneself of.

Examples

• A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
• a deposit of jam on my countertop
• a deposit of seaweed on the shore
• a mineral deposit
• I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
• She carefully planned where to DEPOSIT her ’Q’ for maximum points in Scrabble.
• The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
• They put down a deposit on the apartment.
• to deposit goods in a warehouse

Synonyms

alluviation, bank, bank deposit, depositary, deposition, depository, down payment, fix, lodge, posit, repository, sediment, sedimentation, situate, stick, wedge, earnest money, reposit#Verb

Antonyms

dislodge, withdraw

Related Words

depose, depositary, depository, refundable, repository, suppository